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Rodion G.A. was an early krautrock, hard rock, and experimental electronic group formed in 1977 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Active until 1983, the group fell into obscurity after splitting and retreating to rural Transylvania. The project began in the early 1970s with home-recording experiments by its mastermind, who created numerous recordings on a reel-to-reel tape recorder, some of which evolved into Rodion G.A. songs. The band was officially formed in 1977 with the addition of Gicu Fărcaș and Adrian Căprar. Despite only releasing two songs during the Romanian communist rule, they received radio airplay, played live, and became well-known within the country for their unusual experimental sound. On December 12, 1982, Constantin Ivaneș (alias Sergiu Alex) announced in the Tribuna Culturală paper the anticipated release of their first album for the summer of 1983, which ultimately never materialized. With the rise of the internet, interest in their music revived, allowing Rodion G.A. to release old material on vinyl and CD. However, following the passing of its mastermind on March 27, 2021, Rodion G.A. came to an end. Today, Rodion is recognized as the "Father of Electronic Music in Romania."

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